As you remember Amazon was initially online bookseller only and this product category is still plays the significant part in the sales structure of the top e-commerce store.

So, ideal product for online sales, great demand… and tough competition. How can you compete with all those online booksellers (Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, etc)? The only way is to choose a narrow niche and focus on it.

Is it possible to do with dropshipping books? Out today’s case study is likely to show you how to do that.

WholesaleCollegeTextbooks is a premier ecommerce site/ affiliate site for college textbooks.
Here’re some info of the site:

Income:

I monetize the website through 2 means, affiliate income through Amazon, and sales income (using Google Checkout) by dropshipping.

We made $100K in gross sales from the site by dropshipping in 2007. At which around $8K is net profit. (the difference is product cost and monthly cost for virtual assistant which handles the order)

I make an avg. of $600 net profit per month through Amazon – this requires NO WORK AT ALL. People go on our site, search for books, if we do not have that book, we show results from Amazon, and they will be directed to Amazon through our affiliate link and we make income when they purchase off them.

No. 3 on Google at keyword “College Textbooks”, “international edition textbooks” and many other keywords

Monthly fix cost: $0

NO LINKS EVER BOUGHT FOR THE DOMAIN OR SITE

No adwords or banner ad are used to promote

Maintenance:

Minimal maintenance is required for this site – we don’t do anymore marketing. And Amazon affiliate income is automatic. The only required work is fulfilling the dropship orders – which is now taken care by our virtual assistance, at which we’ll give you the contact upon sales.